Environmental DNA reveals seasonal shifts and potential interactions in a marine community

Anni Djurhuus; Collin J. Closek; Ryan P. Kelly; Kathleen J. Pitz; Reiko P. Michisaki; Hilary A. Starks; Kristine R. Walz; Elizabeth A. Andruszkiewicz; Emily Olesin; Katherine Hubbard; Enrique Montes; Daniel Otis; Frank E. Muller-Karger; Francisco P. Chavez; Alexandria B. Boehm; Mya Breitbart

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-14105-1

Nature Communications (Jan 2020)

Environmental DNA reveals seasonal shifts and potential interactions in a marine community

Anni Djurhuus,
Collin J. Closek,
Ryan P. Kelly,
Kathleen J. Pitz,
Reiko P. Michisaki,
Hilary A. Starks,
Kristine R. Walz,
Elizabeth A. Andruszkiewicz,
Emily Olesin,
Katherine Hubbard,
Enrique Montes,
Daniel Otis,
Frank E. Muller-Karger,
Francisco P. Chavez,
Alexandria B. Boehm,
Mya Breitbart

Affiliations

Anni Djurhuus: University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Collin J. Closek: Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
Ryan P. Kelly: University of Washington, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
Kathleen J. Pitz: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Reiko P. Michisaki: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Hilary A. Starks: Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University
Kristine R. Walz: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Elizabeth A. Andruszkiewicz: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Emily Olesin: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Conservation—Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Katherine Hubbard: Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Conservation—Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Enrique Montes: University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Daniel Otis: University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Frank E. Muller-Karger: University of South Florida, College of Marine Science
Francisco P. Chavez: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Alexandria B. Boehm: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University
Mya Breitbart: University of South Florida, College of Marine Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-14105-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Increasingly, eDNA is being used to infer ecological interactions. Here the authors sample eDNA over 18 months in a marine environment and use co-occurrence network analyses to infer potential interactions among organisms from microbes to mammals, testing how they change over time in response to oceanographic factors.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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